The Chronicles of Oklahoma Vol. 59-1 1981

Oklahoma Historical Society

$7.00

This issue includes: Raymond S. McLain: America's Greatest citizen Soldier by Roy P. Stewart, Colonel John Thompson Drew: Cherokee Cavlier by Marguerite McFadden, Joseph Danne: Oklahoma Plant Geneticist and His Triumph Wheat by Edmund A. Peters, Joseph Carden's ''Most Perfect'' Church by Sally M. Gray, Black Men Who Wore the Star by Nudie E. Williams, The Jim Thorpe Family: From Wisconsin to Indian Territory, Part I by Grace F. Thorpe, Notes and Documents, Book Reviews, Oklahoma Books, For the Record.

The Chronicles of Oklahoma, first issued in 1921 as the official journal of the OHS, is mailed to members and subscribers four times a year. Each issue contains at least five scholarly articles; subjects range from Indians and earliest settlement to railroads and the twentieth century. Each issue is well illustrated with historic photographs offering a visual picture of the past. Also included are book reviews, notes, documents, and minutes of the quarterly meetings of the OHS Board of Directors. Volumes 1-20 may be viewed online at the Oklahoma State University Electronic Publishing Center.